Vulnerability · Published Apr 17, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-11879
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the evolution package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.8% (higher than 86% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.8%top 13.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in GNOME Evolution before 3.35.91. By using the proprietary (non-RFC6068) "mailto?attach=..." parameter, a website (or other source of mailto links) can make Evolution attach local files or directories to a composed email message without showing a warning to the user, as demonstrated by an attach=. value.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | evolution | 3.36.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11879 |
| Debian:13 | evolution | 3.36.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11879 |
| Debian:14 | evolution | 3.36.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11879 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | evolution | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11879 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution/issues/784 x_refsource_MISC
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution/-/blob/master/NEWS x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.nds.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/media/nds/veroeffentlichungen/2020/08/15/mailto-paper.pdf x_refsource_MISC